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Advent Reflection - 10th December

By Advent Reflections
December 10, 2015

“And after these things I saw another messenger come down from heaven,having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.” (Rev 18. 1)

True power, shown in Christ, brings hope, not fear; light, not darkness. By contrast, we are often made to think of power as overwhelming force, wealth or violence. But the message of the New Testament is that God triumphs through the unexpected gift of life in the face of death (resurrection), not through thekind of earthly power that imposes and subjugates.

Action: Reflect on how God’s creation nurtures us into hopeful response. Read

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